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X-bit labs has posted a Elitegroup K7S5A Mainboard Review. We reviewed one of the first mainboards based on SiS 735 chipset, which is currently one of the fastest Socket A solutions available. Together with brilliant performance, the mainboard boasts impressively low price, which will definitely make it a hit.
Spire 5T060B1H3R Heatsink Review
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FrostyTech has posted a review on the Spire 5T060B1H3R Heatsink One of the biggest concerns with heatsinks from this company is that they come to the consumer under too many different names. Spire, Speeze and Fanner are all the same company, but you might not know that by looking at the box, or boxes.
Lo-Cost Duel: Duron 1100 vs. Celeron 1200
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Tom´s Hardware has posted a comparison between the 1,1GHz Duron and the 1,2GHz Celeron Currently no CPU offers more performance for less than $150. AMD and Intel unveil their fastest low-cost processors for the bottom end of the market.
WinTasks 2000 Professional Review
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Tweakers Asylum has posted a review on the WinTasks 2000 Professional tweak utility. What are the promises of this system tweaker? Take a peek below, WinTasks, a tweakers dream, is software for those of you who want to take full advantage of your computer.
New 3dfx drivers
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Anthony has posted some new 3dfx drivers and tools for Windows 2000 and XP: Windows2000 Voodoo Banshee Drivers Sept 27, 2001 983 KB Windows2000/XP Obsidian2 S/X Series Drivers Sept 27, 2001 1,825 KB Windows2000/XP Canopus Pure3D Drivers Sept 27, 2001 328 KB Windows2000/XP Canopus Pure3D II Drivers Sept 27, 2001 702 ...
Nero 5.5.5.1
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Thanks to Phil Thompson for this one: Ahead Software has released a new version of Nero Burning Rom. Filesize: 10. 8 MB (11,405,531 bytes) Current version: 5. 5. 5. 1.
3 Budget 3D Chipset Compared
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T-Break has posted a comparison of three retail budget cards based on three different budget chipsets: the Kyro 1, the Geforce MX 200 and the SiS 315. Just one year ago an 800MHz CPU with a 64MB graphics card was an “over-the-top-of-the-line” system.
The Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities
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The SANS Institute has updated their Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities list. Thanks CestLaVie. A little over a year ago, the SANS Institute and the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) released a document summarizing the Ten Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities.
Siebel 7 and the Microsoft .NET Enterprise Server
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Microsoft Corp. and Siebel Systems Inc. , the world´s leading provider of e-business applications software, today at Siebel Worldwide User Week 2001 announced the integration of Siebel 7 and the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server and the various products in the Microsoft.
Office XP is hooked on schools
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Hoping to further entrench its Office business software suite in the marketplace, Microsoft on Wednesday said it will offer discounted versions through mainstream retailers of Office XP to students and teachers to use at home.
Intel´s new Celeron goes one up on AMD
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Intel this week boosted its Celeron processor to 1. 2GHz. The chipmaker, practicing a bit of megahertz one-upmanship, launched the new low-price chip on Tuesday, just one day after rival Advanced Micro Devices introduced its 1.
Intel USB News
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Everything USB send some Intel news: Intel unveils mega-pixel digital camera The first device is the Intel´s 1. 3 Megapixel Pocket Digital PC Camera, which has both 16MB on-board storage and a Smart Media expansion slot, for taking up to 256 pictures (1024x768 resolution).
Budget AMD DDR Motherboard roundup
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Tweak3D has posted a Budget AMD DDR motherboard roundup These days, when a CPU above 1GHz can be had for a measily $100, you might be wondering which motherboard to use. Unlike choosing a processor, choosing motherboards can be much harder and more of a headache.
WinAmp 2.77
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A new version of WinAmp is out. Thanks Rich. What´s new? mb. ini skin support (Winamp/MBOpen). added page and slider for ´shuffle morph rate´ to Preferences so you can control how much the playlist morphs (mutates) each time it cycles through.
Powertoys for XP Release 3
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NeoWin send words that a new version of Powertoys for Windows XP is available. .
ICQ 2001b Alpha Version 5.05 Build 3619
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Hardware Extreme send words that Mirabilis has released a new Alpha version of ICQ New features: -Pick and choose your favorite ICQ features. -Share and exchange files. -Contact List on servers. -Save/Load Contact List.
Gigabyte GA-7DY Mainboard Review
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TechCentral has posted a review on the Gigabyte GA-7DY mainboard in german
XP and 2001 movie: HAL correlation
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I have a theory that XP really is evil. Never watched it, but Kubrick's 2001 movie has the evil computer HAL. XP, like 2k, and NT, has the Hardware Abstraction Layer, or HAL. XP is released in the year 2001 with HAL.
K7S5A SiS735 is now AMD approved
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send words that the K7S5A SiS735 motherboard is now AMD approved The ECS K7VTA3 (KT266) and K7S5A (SiS735) mainboards have been approved by AMD to support the full series of AMD Palomino processors.
Web Cruiser 4D Mouse
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USBMan send some news about the new Web Cruiser 4D Mouse IOGEAR takes Web scrolling in a new direction with Web Cruiser the first USB 4D optical mouse. Web Cruiser allows Web pages to be viewed in four directions, up, down, left and right The 4D mouse features a high-speed optical sensor providing stable and accura ...